Edible Classroom - Planting Beans Video
Paul explains how to plant the Beans the children have grown and the activities that can stem from this.
This activity can be undertaken with French Beans, Runner Beans or Broad Beans.
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Borlotto Bean Seed 'Lingua di Fuoco'
A colourful dual-purpose bean that can be used conventionally just like a Climbing French Bean, or dried and used in soups and stews. Perfect for winter storage.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 30 seeds.
Broad Bean Seed 'Bunyard's Exhibition'
A heavy-cropping white-seeded variety producing long pods containing 8 or 9 beans. Very good flavour and excellent for freezing.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 75 seeds.
Broad Bean Seed 'The Sutton'
A dwarf broad bean ideal for the smaller plot, producing deliciously tender beans. Extremely hardy and perfect for over-wintering.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 75 seeds.
Climbing French Bean Seed 'Blue Lake'
A stringless variety of this popular bean. Gorgeously sweet flavour either raw or cooked, and well suited for freezing or drying. Can be dried and used as a haricot.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 115 seeds.
Climbing French Bean Seed 'Fasold'
A black-seeded variety that produces heavy crops of pencil-thick beans with good flavour and very good freezing qualities.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 75 seeds.
Dwarf French Bean Seed 'Hildora'
A delicious, colourful, high-yielding, long, yellow French Bean, which is easy to grow and keeps its colour when cooked. Can be grown inside or out.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 250 seeds.
Dwarf French Bean Seed 'Purple Queen'
A beautiful dark purple dwarf French Bean, plants reach approximately 14" (35 cm) tall. Has a good yield and is delicious cooked or raw. Easy to grow from seed.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 250 seeds.
Dwarf French Bean Seed 'Tendergreen'
Light green pods have distinctive purple markings and good flavour; virtually stringless and well suited for freezing. Support not essential.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 250 seeds.
Grow Your Own Peas and Beans Gift Pack
A pea and bean seed collection, including French, Runner, Broad beans and climbing peas, all with amazing flavour and good croppers.
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Supplied as 4 packets of seeds, guidance and a gift bag.
Runner Bean Seed 'Polestar'
A heavy-cropping variety that produces bright green fleshy pods that are completely stringless. Early cropper.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 30 seeds.
Broad Bean Plant 'The Sutton'
A dwarf variety perfect for the smaller plot. Extremely hardy, so ideal for over-wintering. Excellent flavour and heavy cropping too.
Available from APPROXIMATELY late March / early April
Supplied as compost block grown plants.
Climbing French Bean Plant 'Blue Lake'
A most delicious and reliable French Bean that defies any Summer drought and remain sugar sweet and tender. Easy to grow and very long cropping.
Available from APPROXIMATELY early May
Supplied as compost block grown plants.
Climbing French Bean Plant 'Fasold'
A black seeded Climbing French Bean with excellent flavour and continuity of cropping performance. Can be dried and used as a haricot bean.
Available from APPROXIMATELY early May
Supplied as compost block grown plants.
Runner Bean Plant 'Polestar'
A stringless runner bean with excellent cropping potential and delicious flavour. Perfect raw in salads or as a cooked vegetable. Requires support.
Available from APPROXIMATELY early May
Supplied as compost block grown plants.
